About this object

Canopic jar of carved Egyptian alabaster (calcite/travertine). Inscribed with four columns of hieroglyphic text for a priest called Ahmose [Iah-mes], whose name likely means ‘the moon has given birth’.The inscription mentions the tutelary deity the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef who protected the intestines.

Ahmose’s canopic jars are some of the first Egyptian antiquities to be collected by European explorers. In 1719 his canopic jars were drawn by Bernard Montaucon (1655 - 1741) a French Benedictine monk and scholar who published them in his book, ‘L'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures’ (later translated into English ‘Antiquity Explained and Represented in Sculptures’). Each jar is inscribed for a priest called Ahmose, whose name means ‘the moon has given birth’. The two other jars from Ahmose’s set of four are now in the collections of the Louvre Museum in Paris and the Calvet Museum in Avignon.

Author: Bienkowski, Piotr; Tooley, AngelaPublisher: Her Majesty's Stationery OfficeDate: 1995Description: A 130 page illustrated book that focuses on the Egyptian antiquities in World Museum's collections to provide a colourful introduction to the land and its culture in the Pharaonic period. An appendix explains the history of the collection and includes information about the Lady Lever Art Gallery Egyptian collection, which is also part of National Museums Liverpool.

Author: Waywell, Geoffrey B.Publisher: Gebr. Mann VerlagDate: 1986Description: Thomas Hope's collection of ancient Roman marble sculptures acquired in Italy is regarded as one of the most important ever to have been formed in Britain. This catalogue, by Geoffrey Waywell, contains a detailed account of the Hope collection in the Lady Lever Art Gallery, and also of the many Hope sculptures now in other collections. 163 black and white illustrations.